Hampshire Yella

I got the impression too that the Rude Old *ucker was the man responsible for ''yellow fever'' idiot binner. [:P]

[quote user="Herb"] Lets not make a mountain out of a molehill. Training ground bust-ups happen every day at several clubs across the land. I''m sure both Safri and Etuhu are big enough men to shake hands and put it down to experience. [/quote] Maybe, but Etuhu is known for his ''comedy fights'' from his preston days, although not with his own teammates by all accounts!!  lol [:D] I dunno Herb, when your team is on a losing run these things never go away as easily as all that.  Our appalling showing last weekend for example can''t have helped.  If punches were thrown there is no way this will blow over as quickly as you might suggest in the minds of the players involved.

That Pompey idiot with his bloody bell was bad enough....[8o|]

Speculate to accumalate.......   Croft has already proved that if he leaves it will be for more than 700K,  purchasing the right type of player is very important.  Even Dickson Etuhu is proving he could be worth more than the money paid for him.  Colin is looking alrite..  certainly a lot better than last season.  I am yet to be convinced by Hughes yet however.

Luton are broke and we are waiting for the best buys near the start of the season to give the management another excuse for a poor start. I see Coventry signed Brentford''s Jay Tabb and Southend have signed Left Back Stevie Hammell from Motherwell.  Didnt Palace sign Hull''s Leon Cort yesterday.

teams who havent signed players Barnsley Derby Ipswich Luton Norwich Plymouth Sunderland People have been worried, well we are lagging behind most championship teams, and four of those have had a change of manager or are still looking for one!! you know what this stinks of to me - Lazyness,  pure utter Lazyness from the inept management team enjoying their extra long holidays [ip]. I guess they felt they deserved a long break after the exceptional jobs they think they did last season!! A JOKE.

[quote user="A load of squit"] Paul, get over it, we have a manager. I enjoyed your earlier post on WOTB, heres the link http://www.wrathofthebarclay.co.uk/interactive/board/message.php?pid=397081   [/quote] Parkinson looks a decent manager - he will have a job on his hands at Hull though.

Worthy has had a go at the fans many times now - he shouldnt be surprised many of them think he is a *******. As for who''s fault last seaosn was - well Jason Jarrett, Andrew Hughes, Dickson Etuhu, Carl Robinson and our invisible right winger can you please stand up.  How can you have a good season with no right winger and a bunch muppets in midfield?!?!?!?!

[quote user="The ghost of Brian Moore"]So in the end it''s ALL WORTHY''S FAULT!!!!! If he hadn''t insisted on playing a left back in central midfield - LEFT BACK IN CENTRAL MIDFIELD etc etc!!!!!! - we wouldn''t be in this mess. BOOOOOO!!!!!![/quote] To be fair mate, he did repeatedly play left backs in central midfield ahead of fully fit proper central midfielders many times last season.  Great Management.

[quote user="John Boubepo"] If you really want to defend NW from all the negative comments, the best thing you can do is counteract the argument with a positive argument in favour of NW - Well we are all waiting blabblah! - in fact I''ve been waiting two full seasons, If you could tell us all that NW was about to strengthen our Midfield with some quality then perhaps....... but no, because NW just doesn''t see it does he and you are obviously occupied in defending him that you don''t either - the problem is midfield - stone the crows is it that hard to see? we had Ashton who is a quality striker, it didn''t work, so what''s the answer? [midfield midfield midfield midfield!!!!] - the answer according to NW is an overpriced Robert  Hulse - I give up!!      And for the record books,  thats plain taiking not vitriol [/quote] I have to agree with this poster, our midfield was utterly shocking last season, and with 2 strikers on the wings and 2 incompetants in the centre (Safri apart) its no wonder we got destroyed so many times away from Carrow Road.  I wait with baited breath for the arrival of a Right Winger and a Good Quality Central Midfielder....  But we have Henderson on the right and Hughes in the middle I here you shout.....  what is going on?

"At the end of the day, whether you agree or not, Nigel is the football expert at this Club, with more than 20 years playing experience in the top division and international level. He also holds the top qualification for coaching in Europe."

[quote user="sparkie"]l understand the Colchester board have refused to except his regisnation, good show-the manager has a contract with them for another 12 months, still being young he has time to make a name for himself, lf he waits another year he will get a even bigger pay packet![/quote] An unhappy manager at the helm.....  that''s gonna work isn''t it.

Relegated Wigan Sheff Utd Watford Promoted Birmingham Palace Southampton

[quote user="blahblahblah"] You never know, people at Carrow Road might just suprise you, by proving that they know what they''re doing... [/quote] well, if they do everything in a different way to how they did it last year perhaps.....  Doubt it though

[quote user="blahblahblah"] You never know, people at Carrow Road might just suprise you, by proving that they know what they''re doing... [/quote] well, if they do everything in a different way to how they did it last year perhaps.....  Doubt it though

Another team, picks up players: Cardiff have signed former canary target Michael Chopra for £500,000  and ex Leeds youngster and currently Barnsley Captain Steven McPhail on a free as he is out of contract. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/5069272.stm A third of championship sides have now recruited players for the new season: Coventry Burnley Sheff Wednesday Southend Preston Birmingham Leicester Cardiff

But Sir Alf Ramsey still picked him because he was the best player for that role. Nigel.....  well, I don''t need to comment on his favorites in the face of obvious better choices these last two years.

Direct quote from the article: "Worthington''s thoughts were also with last season''s undisputed No.1 yesterday as he announced Paul Gallacher''s new two-year contract. Robert Green is now recuperating at home after undergoing surgery on the heartbreaking groin injury that ruled him out of England''s World Cup squad - and the manager was happy to report that his recovery was going very much to plan. If everything continues to go well Green should be back in action some time in October and the City boss commented: "I haven''t had a chance to speak to Robert yet because I have only just returned from holiday but I know where he is at. He is making good progress as we speak and hopefully he will recover sooner rather than later. "I was out of the country when it happened - I didn''t find out until I got a call about it. First and foremost I was hugely disappointed for Robert because he was so close to getting on the plane to go to the finals. But as we all know football can be a cruel game and it''s like the rubber ball, you have always got to be ready to bounce back. The challenge now for Robert is to do just that - and then start moving forward again." As for the latest on the transfer front Worthington assured fans once again that work was ongoing, with his labours likely to bear fruit in the not-too-distant future." He didnt speak to Greeno after the injury and he wasn''t watching the England game Greeno came on in! A very poor show indeed for a Norwich City manager.  How much football does our manager watch anyway? Not a lot if recent signings are anything to go by.

Green ruptures his groin, misses the World Cup and, three weeks after it has happened, his manager says "I haven''t had a chance to speak to Robert yet because I have only just returned from holiday but I know where he is at." What sort of manager is he that he does not contact one of the Club''s most loyal players in his hour of need? If I was Robert Green I would be mightily upset at this total lack of consideration. No matter where Worthington was on the planet he could have got to a phone. No wonder when players leave they complain about Worthington''s management style. The Board surely cannot think think that this is an example of good management. Can they? The man is an utter fool even to admit that he hasn''t spoken to him!!

[quote user="blahblahblah"] [quote]Umm no, we beat them 2-0. Your attempt to put a pro-worthy/board spin on every post has failed on this occasion. Northampton as our final pre-season opponents at Carrow Road is a joke.[/quote] So was my comment.  Lighten up. [/quote] you can''t deny its a very poor home friendly however...

[quote user="blahblahblah"] I guess we''ll just have to wait and see.  But my main point of agreements in principle with players before they actually sign contracts still stands.  As far as you or I know, we might have 4 or 5 players already lined up to sign in a few weeks. [/quote] I hope you are right, I also beleive we must have a couple of players lined up.  Lets hope they all arrive in time for a good pre-season, unlike the last couple of years.

[quote user="BigJon"] What is there to bed down with? Nothing is happening at the club at the moment... When pre-season training starts then I agree new sigings should be brought in. At the moment it would just be a case of paying additional wage bills for little or no return. [/quote] moving house, sorting out schools for children, getting used to the area....  there are a lot of things that could be gotten out of the way so as to put the job of playing football for norwich at the forefront of ones mind and start the season hitting the ground running.  With other things on ones mind doingt the job in hand becomes that little bit harder.  Look at how poor Hughes, Robinson and Etuhu were last season, maybe if they had been settled they would have done a better job for us.

[quote user="City Till I Die"]not near alton are u hampshire yella?[/quote] I reside in Norwich now, used to live in Chandlers Ford near Eastleigh however.  Went paintballing once up near Alton, shot Luke Goss (of Bros fame) in the back - he happened to be on my team!!!

I notice Coventry City signed centre-back Mikkel Bischoff on a free transfer from Manchester City today.  I guess our Nigel is looking at signing World Cup players this year only [;)] Its ok though, only seven teams have actually signed players from our division yet I think. Coventry Burnley Sheff Wednesday Southend Preston Birmingham Leicester

[quote user="blahblahblah"]and with JJ2 at the end of his career .[/quote] He is 30 you fool.  He has a few years in him yet and I doubt he wants to be sitting on NCFC''s bench not getting used all season......... [quote user="blahblahblah"]According to your logic we wouldn''t have signed him because he didn''t make the first team for 2 seasons, therefore "the manager doesn''t rate him".  It doesn''t make sense.[/quote] we lost 2 of those 3 games he didnt play at the end of the season - unyet remained an unused substitute.  He is a really good player at this level as he had already shown us.  WHY WASNT HE USED MORE IF WORTHY ACTUALLY WANTS TO SIGN HIM. [quote user="blahblahblah"]Because he knows the staff and surroundings here, and also knows that he can do a job for us at this level.  Who is to say that he can''t do a similar job to Iwan in his last season here ?[/quote] I think he is a good player whom was scandolously underused during his loan period.  Why would he want tio come somewhere where the manager won''t even bring him on when the team is losing and he is a striker!!!!!  If you think Johanson will come here when he could probably walk into any other championship side and actually get picked then you are seriously delusional I am afraid [quote user="blahblahblah"] And as for Andy Hughes, if Steve Foley was a scapegoat for the board, then Hughes is a scapegoat for the fans.  We played badly as a team last season, singling out players because they had particularly memorably bad performances is unfair, and if brought up continuously will knock the confidence of players you claim to support.  [/quote] When a player just is plain not good enough and a huge step down on what we have had before - Andy Hughes.  Or seemingly lethargic on the pitch - Dickson Etuhu,  I feel we as fans have a right to complain.  Especially when we have paid over 1 million pounds for the pair. Hopefully Dickson Etuhu will come good next year if he pulls his finger out.  Hughes however is just plain rubbish and I find it shocking that he still got picked towards the end of the season considering he shows the abilities of a pub footballer.  The guy can''t even pass the ball!  To think he was our main target last summer!   I will eat my hat if Johanson actually decides to move here....  You must be a big worthy fan to have such delusional beliefs....